Britain stormed to the first track cycling gold of the Paris Olympics in the women's team sprint on Monday, with the world record shattered five times in the session.

The trio of Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant surged around the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome in a new world best of 45.186 seconds to beat New Zealand, with Germany earning bronze.

China, the defending champions and former world record holders, finished sixth.
(Agencies)